The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-25
TIN RAILROADS.

LeuuvuAn an4 Naohvtln gxrnip1
ios Tie second week Of Aue,dss shol
q increase Of 3ll, 200.
TN New York Central. has settled
The ear. heating question for itself, fol
the present ct least. The cars Of tn,
Central and leased lines will hs
equipped with the Martin heater, anc
work b 10 begin az once.
fEnsIDssT CAsLs, Of the Rock Island
rood, has returned East from . triE
through Kansss. He says the corr
crop will be one-hslf In Kansas and
I cir in lows. Mr.. Gable gives u 40 hi
opinion that the railroads will do {
Z God business this fall.
IT seems that one reason the rates
on cotton hsvs not been fixed by the
Texas Traffic Association 10 that some
members insist that q difierential In
favor Of Houston az compared with
Galveston be made. This was op,
pcsed, and the matter has not 40 YET
been definitely arranged.
SAH FsAxo 500, Oal., August "a
The Southern Pacific Railway Com
psny has decided to reduce the pres.
emit cent per mile rate to 8 cents,
cent rates to 4 cents and 9 cent rates
to6 cents on oil lines throughout the
country controlled by the Southern
and Central Pacific Railway Oomps
OWE to the requirements BY
banks II Buffalo, sssnts have been In
strscted that 1t will DO absolutely nec
essary hereafter that separate bills Of
lsdins should DO used for esch Cal
load Of grain consigned 10 Buffalo
Hereafter grain will be delivered at
Buffalo ON presentation OF original
bills OF lading only, and will not be
delivered on bank orders.
EIssTnsH railroads have reported
their gross earnings Tor the second
week Of August. OF them seventeen
roads reiurD aggregate earnings Of
ei,707,OO4 seaipst ti,lO9, 800 for the
sane week OF 1885, . gain OF t297, 6ll,
o. over 81 per cent One road reports
loss Of el4el or 9 8 10 per cent. All
the roads in the week Of 1885 gave
large gains on the week Of 1885.
sEyRsAL Of the Esstern and Western
railroads, IL Il claimed, are now selling
tickets on account Of the reunion Of
the S'asd Army Of the Republic a.
St. Loais rext month for less than I
cent per mile. The competition be-
tween the various roads for this bust.
ness 10 % active that they accept al
most any rata that Ia offered In order
TO get ahead OF each other.
CnioAso. IL, Assas. 81. - The
Illness Carthage Qll.) special says:
The Toledo, Peoria 4 Western officials
are rsfunding the amount expended
Tor NisgaIa excursion tickets 10 per.
sons In Hancock county who were
In the Chaisworth wreck. No quits
Tor damage 10 person or effects have
been commenced by any survivors In
Hancock county.
The Illinois Board OF Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners Is sending
out to oil railroads operating In that
State copies OF the act Of Juno last
relative 10 accidents on railroads and
the investigation Of tracks, bridges
and treaties, and calling special stien.
ZION to the fact that sll accidents in.
volvips loss Of life or Injuries TO per.
sons must be promptly reported 10 the
commission.
wuslsis, MAN, August 24.--Ar.
Eument on the injunction resira ming
ths Red River Valley road from con.
strus,irg their line to the boundary
was postponed tbis morning for two
week, Anolher bill uf com olsInt vss
hled by George Jenkins. Matters are
quietins down now, and II IL thought
will be iousht out In tbs courts. Con.
etruction Of tbs read goes ON, the
Manitoba government being deter.
mined TO complete II In time 10 move
this years crop.
PunRn, DsK August "a Tho com.
plesion q lbs Maniiobs road 10 For.
Benton hrs ruined river traffic on the
upper hifscuh iivsr. The ttsamer
Benton pasud &C - 10 -. L.ouis Ia.
day AMI iLflIm the eorrespopdent
that o,htr boats ars following. All
except four, viii inter the tugar and
cotton trade on the lower Mississippi,
and the only river trsfiic that will
amount % anything will be between
Bismsr b and Sioux City, with head.
quaitep at Pierre.
On the Lake Shore railway, with
solid structures, Il Ia said there is en-.
forced . positive order TO prohibit
two engine oluped together from
running over bridges. In the case Of
"double header" trains the front
engine 10 always uncoupled and run
ahtai . sho,t distapcr until the bridge
70 paced. Even on the double lrsct
iron bridge ovsr the Maumee. a,
Toledo, this role Ia enforced, NOT be-.
cause there 10 fear OF an accident, but
measure to prevent weakening Of
the bridge.
CHio,oo, ILL.,. August 2.-A, q
mseiifg Of the passenger department
oil the Celtral Tnfiie Association 10.
day II WIS decided to make q rate Of
one isre for the round trip 10 the
Grand Army Enoampment at a..
Louis, the International Military En-.
campment At Ohicsg, and the csnten.
MAJ annivtnAy Il the Federal q n.
sutuion a PIT adelphis. A Iesolu.
ton was adopted that harvest ercu,.
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